Tuenti, from social network to mobile virtual operator
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:34 am
When El Confidencial leaked the news that Telefónica was planning to close Tuenti as a social network in 2016, it didn't really come as a surprise to anyone: it was clear that what had once been the number one social network among teenagers and young people was on its last legs like a fish out of water . However, a few hours later the newspaper El Mundo published another story with the denial of such a closure by the company's spokespersons , who explained that their business was doing better than ever.
Tuenti's business as a virtual mobile operator, of course, because we'd better not talk about the social network part. Whatever the case, Tuenti as a Facebook-style social network is already history , but not just now, but for quite some time now.
The end of Tuenti and its integration into O2
Finally, in April 2022, Tuenti disappeared, becoming hungary number data part of O2 . Telefónica, owner of both and in view of the user figures obtained by both operators, made the decision to unify them under the name of the second. In this way, O2 became the only brand as a low-cost operator of the telecommunications company .
However, it cannot be assured that this is the final end of Tuenti, since Telefónica specified at the time that it would be left inactive, since its future had not yet been decided. "We stopped marketing it and unified all the clients under one brand, but, for the moment, no new uses for the brand have been decided . " Although for now no new plans have been announced for Tuenti, who knows what new metamorphosis it may surprise us with, place your bets.
Tuenti's business as a virtual mobile operator, of course, because we'd better not talk about the social network part. Whatever the case, Tuenti as a Facebook-style social network is already history , but not just now, but for quite some time now.
The end of Tuenti and its integration into O2
Finally, in April 2022, Tuenti disappeared, becoming hungary number data part of O2 . Telefónica, owner of both and in view of the user figures obtained by both operators, made the decision to unify them under the name of the second. In this way, O2 became the only brand as a low-cost operator of the telecommunications company .
However, it cannot be assured that this is the final end of Tuenti, since Telefónica specified at the time that it would be left inactive, since its future had not yet been decided. "We stopped marketing it and unified all the clients under one brand, but, for the moment, no new uses for the brand have been decided . " Although for now no new plans have been announced for Tuenti, who knows what new metamorphosis it may surprise us with, place your bets.